National Republican., 1887-04-20
ALEXANDRIA MATTERS.
Items or Interest Gathered for the
"Republican's" Readers,

Mayor Smoot yesterday morning fined
Richard and Reilley Grover 81 each for tres
passirgupon the premises Of Rich'd Dixon,
colored; VIM. Rogers was also fined 81 for
trespassiug upon the'premises Of j. G. Pean,
Chinaman, doing business on Royal
street; an appeal was taken to the corpora
tion court.
Grace Church elected the following yes
trymen on Monday evening Charles King,
A. w. Deahl, Philip b. Peyton, John I.
Cox, Horace Rnmey, James McCuen, Daniel
T.. Webster, VIM. III. Bacon, WI. Duck.
rell, Howard M. SIN th, and Isaac Studds.
The receipts Of fish yesterday were: Her.
rings, 10000; shad, 1000, and 225 punches
Of fish. The sales were as follows: Her
ring, 1926 to 81 per thousand; shad, $l1 to
$15 per hundred; bunch fish, 25 TO 35 cents.
Judge Meade transacted the following
business yesterday: Mrs Harriet r. Wattles
qualified as executrix of @. w. Wattles, de-.
ceased. Leo Benjamin qualified as clti.
zen Of the United States, having been q
soldier in the army. Robbins VS.. Dorsey;
prayer for a receiver granted; motion for
suspension of decree for sixty days; opinion
reserved. Resolutions of respect to the
memory of the late Charles w. Wattles
were presented by Capt. George A. Mush.
back, which were adopted and ordered to
be spread upon the records of the court.
Judge Meade and Messrs. Mushback, Arm
strong, Marbury, and Stuart all paid hand =
some tributes to the memory OF the de-
ceased. Mr.. Marbury offered resolutions
Of respect to the memory Of the late Her.
bert H. Henry, assistant clerk Of the cor
poration court. The court then adjourned
until Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
The lot OF ground and buildings on the
east side Of Washington, between Duke
and Wolfe streets, was sold at public auc.
tion Yesterday by L. Marbury, commits.
sioner TO James W. Carr for $2,050.
Mr.. Samuel G. Brent yesterday entered
suit In the corporation court for Mr.. Frank
Hume, one Of the stockholders In the Al.
exandria Canal Company, in order to settle
up for the company, pay off the debts due
by them, and distribute the funds among
the stockholders. The suit proposes to sell
the canal bed from the Aqueduct bridge to
the river front in this city.
Miss Cora AppIch and MIR. Edward L.
Swaine were married last night at the
residence Of the BRIDES mother, on South
Alfred street. The presents were many and
ostly. The bride and groom left on the
9:32 train for Washington, where t4ey will
make their future home.
Miss Kate Euhler ami Mr.. j. III. Parrott
will be married this afternoon at the resi-.
dence of the bride, on Washington street.
They will leave on the o'clock train for
their future home IN the city Of New York.
Messrs. Harlow & Cation yesterday leased
for the Misses Cooney the Tontlne Hotel to
Mr.. John a. Z. Maroney, OF Michigan. FOL
open the hotel on the lst of May, and to
the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN reporter saiu
that he had come to stay, and intended to
put everything in splend!d order aud give
the city the advantages OF flrst-class
hotel.
The police officer who left this city on
Sunday with requisltion from Gov. Lee
on the governor Of Indiana, for the rendi.
tion of Morris Cohn, returned to the city
yesterday evening without Cohn, the
governor of Indiana having refused to
honor the reQuisition on account Of Its
informallties. II the officer had been in
formed as to his duties the state would not
have been put to this unnecessary expense.
The Democratic city committee met last
night and adjourned until next Friday
night, when all the arrangements will be
made for the coming election.
The Democrats of Falls Church district,
Fairfax county, have made the following
nominations for district officers: Supervisor,
George X. Pickett; commissioners Of roads,
George Aud, B. d. Shreeve, and Henry
Cook; magistrates, +. 2. Berkeley. G. E.
Cats, and d. E. Porter; overseer Of poor,
G. w. Lynch; constable, George w. Bladen.
Several English gentlemen arrived here
yesterday, aud are anxious to purchase
farm property In this section Of the state.
| They will, In the next few days, visit the
different counties near this city. They are
said to be the first Of number of English
| gentlemen who will probably locate In the
state, having been attracted here by the
notices that haveappeared In the NATIONAL
REPuDLIcAN's foreign edition as to the
desirabiity OF the location In Virginia,
| near the city OF Washington